cyberneticlibrary

Transform YouTube transcripts into content

youtube-transcriptskillsetup L22,197
browser-act/skills
What it does

Extract YouTube transcript and reformat into summary, chapters, thread, blog, or quotes

Best for

When you need a YouTube transcript plus one or more reformatted views (Twitter thread, blog article, chapter outline) without manual transcription.

Inputs
  • · YouTube video URL (already open in browser)
  • · requested format (summary, chapters, thread, blog, quotes, or all)
Outputs
  • · timestamped transcript + 5-section reformatted output (summary, chapters, thread, blog, quotes)
Requires
  • · browser-act (Playwright)
  • · python scripts: get-languages.py, open-transcript-panel.py, extract-transcript-segments.py
Preconditions
  • · Video page already open
  • · Browser-act available and authenticated
  • · Transcript enabled on video
Failure modes
  • · Video has transcripts disabled (returns error)
  • · Transcript panel fails to open (UI variant unknown)
  • · Long videos exceed chunk limit (splits with overlap + merge)
Trust signals
  • · DOM-based extraction (no API key needed)
  • · Lazy-load scroll handling for long videos
  • · Default outputs all 5 sections if format unspecified